FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF PLANETARY SYSTEMS
This course introduces students to the state-of-the art knowledge about the processes underlying the formation and evolution of planetary systems. This course will review basic ideas of orbital planetary dynamics and the different stages of planet formation. The course aims at developing important quantitative and qualitative skills to analyze and understand the main physical processes that operate in young planetary systems. The course will be guided by modern planet formation models using different tools and constraints from planetary physics, celestial mechanics, astronomical-observations, geochemistry, and cosmochemistry. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 673 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 473 if student has credit for EEPS 673 .
Prerequisites & course information
Short Title: PLANETARY FORMATION Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level Prerequisite(s): MATH 101 and MATH 102 and MATH 211
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027